Helmut Granda » FlashMX

Flash ActionScript Inheritance

Helmut Granda — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:31:54 +0000

So I am trying to figure out the following piece of code:

ActionScript:

in Application.as

import Log;

class Application

{

private var _log:Log; // force mtasc to compile Log.as
function Application(createdBy)

{

// Re-assigment of _root to Application instance

createdBy.__proto__ = this.__proto__;

createdBy.__constructor__ = Application;

this = createdBy;
setup();

}

public function setup()

{

TRACE("hello world");

}

public static function main(createdBy:MovieClip)

{

var app = new Application(createdBy);

}

}; // end of class

found here:

http://www.osflash.org/pipermail/osflash_osflash.org/2005-August/002165.html

So far I have been recommended to read the following article:

http://www.quantumwave.com/flash/inheritance.html

The article well covers the subject of inheritance in Flash 5 and MX. My only concern is that as the article points out using inheritance in this way it will be only an overload to the application.
..to be continued

Combo Box Fails to Load in Parent Movie

Helmut Granda — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:00:42 +0000

So I am here struggling for hours (at least it looked like it was hours!) trying to figure out why my combo box wasnt working.

The Basic scenario is that I created a CB in a child movie for later being loaded to a parent movie.

->Parent
-->Child < -with Combo Box

Well, when you load the Child movie into the Parent movie you expect it to work whitout a problem right?... WRONG! some kind of bug or problem or whatever for some reason the Combo Box wont work, why? who knows.

Doing a light search I found out that in order for the Combo box to work on the Parent Movie you need to have a copy of the Combo Box component in the Parent movie even though you are not going to use it directly within the parent.

That's a lie! you might think (or at least that is what I thought) but in reallity it works.. now this is my set up:

-> Parent < -copy of Combo Box Component not being used
--> Child < with Combo Box used

Weird.. but it works, just in case someone is looking for the answer

Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Download

Helmut Granda — Wed, 10 Sep 2003 04:13:41 +0000

What everyone has been waiting for!

Macromedia MX2004 It is ready for download. Not only flash but Dreamweaver, Coldfusion, Fireworks, Flash Professional 2004 and Flash 2004.

For more details click here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FlashMX AS2 Reference 2

Helmut Granda — Wed, 03 Sep 2003 04:07:41 +0000

This is another section you can read to understand AS2 A little better. This is a PDF file, so make sure you have the plug in to read it:

JavaScript 2.0: Evolving a Language for Evolving Systems

Read on friend!

FlashMX AS2

Helmut Granda — Wed, 03 Sep 2003 03:38:56 +0000

I saw this link posted in FlashCoders.

For those of you who are interested in catching up with AS2 check out ECMAScript 4 Netscape Proposal.

If you read through the document, to my understanding you will get a very good grip of what AS2 is all about.

So, what are you waiting for? check out the link and start reading!!

Round to decimal point

Helmut Granda — Wed, 20 Aug 2003 23:51:47 +0000

value= int((number)*100)/100;


//Usage
value= int((31.987654)*100)/100;
trace(value)

Drag and Drop

Helmut Granda — Mon, 23 Jun 2003 17:09:54 +0000

//Drag Function MovieClip.prototype.Press = function() { this.startDrag(); };


//Release Function

MovieClip.prototype.Release = function()

	{

	this.stopDrag();

		if(eval(this._droptarget) == landingArea)

			{

			this.enabled = false

			counter = counter + 1;

			trace(counter);

			if (counter == 4)

				{

				trace("You Got Them All!")

				};

			};

	};
MovieClip.prototype.Actions = function()

	{

	this.onPress = Press;

	this.onRelease = Release;

	};
mc_One.Actions();

mc_Two.Actions();

mc_Three.Actions();

mc_Four.Actions();

/* Usage: Create 4 MC give instance names or mc_One, mc_Two, mc_Three, mc_Four Crate one more and give instance name of landingArea. Place script on frame 1 and drag and drop mc_One - Four To landingArea. Once all of them have landed the counter will Start and the dragging functions will be disabled so the user Cant move them. Hope this helps */

You can find a sample here

Drag and Drop Samplehttp://www.humanletter.com/tutorials/draganddrop.html

Small Fader Function Flash MX

Helmut Granda — Wed, 18 Jun 2003 21:59:16 +0000


this.createEmptyMovieClip ("fader",5);
fader.onEnterFrame = function()

	{

		if (myobject._alpha >= 0)

			{

				trace("fading:" + myobject._alpha);

				myobject._alpha -= 1;

			}

			else

			{

				trace("end of faiding")

				delete (this.onEnterFrame);

			}

	}

Action Script Test

Helmut Granda — Fri, 06 Jun 2003 19:07:37 +0000

on (release) { if ((firstname != "") && (lastname != "") && (email != "")){; gotoAndPlay("valid"); loadVariables ("URL", "_root.form", "POST"); trace("valid") }else{ gotoAndPlay("invalid"); trace("invalid"); } }

Rounding 2 Decimal Point

Helmut Granda — Wed, 07 May 2003 06:09:27 +0000

value= int((number)*100)/100;


//Usage
value= int((31.987654)*100)/100;
trace(value)